Antique Greenland Gyrfalcon Bird Print by Lilian M. Medland, circa 1908

€ 330

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1908
Sheet size: 25 × 31 cm (9.8 × 12.2 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14331-3-15

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Good antique condition with light age-related toning, occasional small marks and minor wear consistent with age and handling. Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

About this sheet

The Greenland form of the Gyrfalcon, a monochrome plate by Lilian M. Medland from The Birds of the British Islands by Charles Stonham, volume III, published in London by Grant Richards around 1908. The plate number "Plate CXXXIX" is lettered at the lower right, with the artist's signature below the bird.

The falcon is shown nearly white, perched in profile on a rock outcrop with its head lowered and its gaze fixed ahead. Dark crescent-shaped markings on the back, wings and tail stand out against the pale plumage, and the plate is softly shaded against a plain ground, with no landscape detail. The title given for the plate in the source work is "White Falcon"; the pale Greenland bird was also known as the Greenland Falcon.

Stonham's work was a large illustrated survey of British birds, and the Greenland form of the Gyrfalcon appears among its plates.